Ebola: first case in a city of millions in the Congo confirmed

In the Congo, Ebola is almost a year ago, the epidemic broke out, more than 1600 people have already died. Now is also been in the large city of Goma, a case is identified. There are millions of people’s lives.

The man had arrived on Sunday morning in a Bus from the town of Butembo in the province of North Kivu in Goma, said the Ministry of health. An Ebola Test is positive – it is the first Ebola case for the big city. The man had, therefore, almost a week ago, first symptoms of infection.

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The risk of the spread of the deadly disease in Goma was low, the Ministry said. The man and the 18 other passengers of the bus were "quickly identifiziert" been. The passengers and the bus driver would now be vaccinated against Ebola. The Eastern Congo, which lends Goma, with approximately one Million inhabitants, is so far the largest city in the country in which an Ebola case was recorded.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola had broken out in August-epidemic. According to the Ministry of health from the weekend, more than 1650 people have died so far due to the consequences of the disease.More than 690 patients could be cured accordingly. Complicates the fight against Ebola by attacks of armed militias on treatment centers.

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